CVE-2017-9806

Impact:
Important
Public Date:
2017-10-26
CWE:
CWE-787
Bugzilla:
1507803: CVE-2017-9806 libreoffice: Out-of-bounds write in the WW8Fonts::WW8Fonts functionality

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

A vulnerability in the OpenOffice Writer DOC file parser before 4.1.4, and specifically in the WW8Fonts Constructor, allows attackers to craft malicious documents that cause denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.

Find out more about CVE-2017-9806 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 7
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 libreoffice Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 libreoffice Not affected

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